Rafael Wiltz

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DISC Type : ic

Senior Software Engineer XR at NVIDIA

Ashburn, Virginia, United States

Overview

Rafael Wiltz is a Senior XR Software Engineer at NVIDIA, currently leading the Isaac Labs XR Teleop team. With a decade of experience, his career includes developing flight simulators at Lockheed Martin and leading the perception framework development for the Magic Leap 2. He holds a Computer Engineering degree from Florida International University.

He transitioned from developing critical features for military flight simulators to pioneering perception frameworks for consumer augmented reality devices.

Personality Overview

Example Seeker

Assertive

Curious

They can sound friendly and charming but can quickly change gears to become inquisitive and probing.  They are likely to ask many questions and look heavily for supporting information. They are generally strong communicators and are not easy to convince.

Topics They Care About

XR Development
His entire recent career is focused on AR/XR software engineering at NVIDIA and Magic Leap, and he has publicly posted about advancements like OpenXR runtimes.
Robotics & Teleoperation
As the engineering lead for the Isaac Lab XR Teleop project at NVIDIA, he is directly involved in the remote operation of robots through extended reality.
Perception Frameworks
He was responsible for the design, development, and implementation of the core perception libraries that enabled the launch of the Magic Leap 2 headset.

Media Appearances

Author: Rafael Wiltz | NVIDIA Technical Blog. Featured in NVIDIA Developer Blog

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Work History

3-2024
Senior Software Engineer XR at NVIDIA
1-2024 - 3-2024
Staff Software Engineer at Magic Leap
8-2021 - 1-2024
Lead Software Engineer at Magic Leap
7-2019 - 8-2021
Senior Software Engineer at Magic Leap
5-2016 - 7-2019
Software Engineer at Lockheed Martin

Education

2008 - 2014
Bachelor of Science in Computer Engineering from Florida International University

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Insights For Selling To Rafael

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Invite them for a social do but don’t rely solely on the relationship
  • Help them realize that there is no personal risk in making this decision
  • Persuade objectively how your product will help them achieve their goals

DONT's

  • Don’t try to rush them into a decision, provide all necessary information first
  • Don’t be too objective but make sure to pad your storytelling with data points
  • Don’t rely excessively on your relationship with them to win the deal

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Rafael is

  • Proven value, strong testimonials are important to them, relationships will have some weightage.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Rafael

  • They are practical yet friendly, don’t expect a clear no very often.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Rafael move?

  • They like to analyze well and then make their decisions.
  • Can Rafael take some risk or not?

  • They evaluate their decisions systematically and are less likely to take risks.

You And Rafael

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